Ingredients: 2 cups jasmine rice 3 cups water 2 tsp chicken bullion 1/2 bunch of fresh cilantro, chopped 1 lime Directions: Rinse and drain the rice, removing the starch, until the water runs clear. Put the water and chicken bullion with the rice in a rice cooker and cook as recommended by your rice cooker.…
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Carrot Fries
Ingredients: 5 large carrots, peeled 1 tbsp olive oil 1/2 tsp dried oregano 1/2 tsp paprika Salt and pepper to taste Directions: Chop the carrots into fries. I cut the whole carrot into thirds then cut each of those into fourths or more length-wise depending on thickness. Thinner fries tend to crisp up nicer. Toss…
Quinoa Salad (with an easy recipe for Garlic Quinoa!)
Ingredients: For quinoa: 1/2 cup quinoa (any color but red is my favorite) 1 cup water 1/2 tsp chicken bullion 1 garlic clove For the salad (per one serving): 1 cup uncooked spinach 1/4 cup cooked quinoa 2 tbsp diced tomatoes of your choice 2 tbsp feta cheese 1 tbsp balsamic glaze or reduction Salt…
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Pulled Pork
The best barbecue takes time. Total time for this recipe is about 15 hours Ingredients: 1 Pork shoulder about 9lbs Your choice of dry rub Directions: You will want the pork shoulder to be closer to room temperature so take it out of the fridge for a couple of hours before. We have our own…
Spritz Cookies
The cookies my mom has been making me for as long as I can remember. The flavor is one of nostalgia for me. Ingredients: 1 cup unsalted butter, softened 3/4 cup sugar 1 egg 1 tsp vanilla extract 1/2 tsp almond extract 1/2 tsp lemon extract 2 1/4 cups all purpose flour 1/2 tsp salt…
Forever the Four of Us
He's here! The chapter of my life where I'm a mom of one has finally closed. I have two boys to care for and love and I could not be happier right now. If you're interested in my birth story, please continue reading! I think it's a story worth telling as much as the first.…
Baby Round Two?!
It’s been such a crazy ride so far. When I visit my doctor, he jokes that we can’t have it easy. At this point, I’m seriously just glad he’s willing to work with my complicated medical history...
ART
For many of you, even if you aren't an artist, the consumption of media and all other forms of art make you an art critic in your own world because you know what you like and don't like. Along with your tastes, social media, articles, and the people you hang around with probably help shape…
